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,,&,&&,&,& The River That'S Our River Makes A &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Large Bend Like A Scooping Hand And A &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Decent Days Travel North From That &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Stands Our House In The Middle Of A &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Forgotten Apple Orchard. Our House Is &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Built Of Dark Clay And Abandoned By A &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Stranger. The Window Has No Glass But &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Instead Steel Bars To Keep The Animals &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Out. &,&,&,&,&&
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,,&,&&,&,& Around The House Is A Thick, Thick &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Brush Of Ferns And Bushes. There Live &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& The Animals That We Fight To Keep Away, &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& For They Speak To Us To Join Them In &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& The Luscious Caves Below Ground. They &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Mean No Harm But It Is Not In Our Best &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Interest To Do So. There Is Important &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Work That Needs To Be Done, And It Cant &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Be Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) &,&,&,&,&&
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,,&,&&,&,& Every Morning Our Father Clears The &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Ferns And Uproots The Bushes Only For &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Them To Grow Back Each Night. Their &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Leaves Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Even The Color Of Wine. They Have Lilac &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Flowers And In The Morning They Are Wet &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& With Dew. &,&,&,&,&&
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,,&,&&,&,& Father Is Away During The Day Doing &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Important Things Elsewhere. He Is Weary &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& When He Returns Home, Each Day More So &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Than The Next. We Learn To Cook For Him &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& So That He Does Not Have To. We Tend To &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& His Clothes. &,&,&,&,,&
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,&&,,&,&,& Suddenly The Dense Bushwork Is Mirrored &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Inside. Stems And Leaves Appear Close &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& To The Walls And Far From The Light. We &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Are Glad, For The Flowers Are Beautiful &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& And Smell Good, And There Is Little &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Decoration In Our House. But When &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Father Comes Home He Is Angry And Cuts &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Scared Of Him Then. &,&,&,&,,&
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,&&,,&,&,& We Are Then Tasked With Removing Any &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Indoor Plant We See. But They Are So &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Beautiful! We Wait Just Until Father &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Them. Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak In &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& But We Always Shoo Them Out. With Fresh &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Cut Flowers Thrown Right Outside The &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& House He Suspects And Resents Our &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Inaction. But He Doesn'T Have The &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Energy To Scold Us. He Weakens Quickly. &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& It Is Not Long Before He Is Still Tired &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Even In The Morning And Must &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Cutting To Us As Well, Untrusting That &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& We Will Carry It Out. &,&,&,&,,&
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,&&,,&,&,& Now He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Falls Asleep As Soon As He Returns. We &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Are Left To Care For Us And The House &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& And The Orchard. But It Is Hard And We &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Are Distracted. We Are Not As &,&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,&,& Persistent As Father And Quickly Fall &,&,&,&,&&
,&&,,&,&,& Behind In Our Duties. &,&,&,&,,&
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